Two Maldivians arrested for bomb-making
The arrests relate to the pair making an improvised explosive device, news outlet Mihaaru said, and police found bomb making equipment at the home of one of the men.
16 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Two Maldivian men have been arrested for bomb-making, local media reported, a day after authorities revealed they had thwarted a suicide attack in the capital.
The arrests relate to the pair making an improvised explosive device, news outlet Mihaaru said, and police found bomb making equipment at the home of one of the men. The Maldives Independent was unable to confirm the report.
One is a senior member of a gang and both are suspected to have had connections to foreign jihadi groups.
“Mihaaru has confirmed the identities of the men arrested and the house from which the bomb-making equipment was found. However, as the information has not been disclosed by any authority and because of the anti-defamation act, we cannot disclose the information.”
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